 "Disgraced Australian cricketer stripped of Hall of Fame status after domestic violence conviction")
Former Australian batter Michael Slater was dropped from the Cricket New South Wales Hall of Fame after his conviction in the domestic violence and burglary cases. The legendary opener, Slater, was given a suspended sentence to prison earlier this year after he pleaded guilty to seven charges of domestic violence, including two counts of choking a woman.
The charges against 55-year-old former Australian international also included stalking, assault and burglary. As per reports in the Australian media, at least five women in the New South Wales state have taken out protection orders against Slater since 2016.
Slater found guilty of choking woman
The prison punishment handed to Slater in April 2025 was related to a domestic violence case against a woman in Queensland between December 2023 and March 2024. Slater was found guilty of choking, stalking, assault and burglary.
Cricket NSW has now revoked his Hall of Fame status and life membership after a review by the state body following his conviction. On Monday, members and delegates voted at a Cricket NSW ordinary general meeting on a motion to strip Slater of the honours.
His Hall of Fame status and life membership were revoked after the members and delegates voted in favour of the motion, despite the former cricketer submitting a written request to retain his life membership.
Slater’s fall from the top
One of the stars of the ‘invincible’ Australian team under Steve Waugh, Slater scored over 5,000 runs for the national side in 74 Tests. He also played 42 ODIs in an international career spanning from 1993 to 2001.
After a successful cricketing career, Slater went on to become a popular broadcaster, working in home series and ICC World Cups.
He was inducted into the Cricket NSW Hall of Fame in 2015 and awarded a life membership in 2016.
Slater could lose more honours in the coming day. An oval named after Slater in Wagga Wagga city in NSW could also be renamed. His name on the signboard for the Oval has been covered up by the locals in protest.
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